disassociates
Cuts off connection
Disassociates means to separate or disconnect from something.
A person may disassociate from a group, ideology, or memory: She disassociates herself from her former political allies.
In psychology, to disassociate is to detach mentally from one's surroundings or emotions, often as a response to trauma: He tends to disassociate during stressful situations.
The more common form is dissociate.
Breaks a connection
- unlinksSevers a connection
- uncouplesSevers a connection
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
- separatesDivides into portions
severs · decouples · disjoins · distances · removes · extricates · disentangles · breaks away
Mentally separates or disconnects
- detachesRemoves from connection
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- numbsDeprives of sensation
- compartmentalizesIsolates into sections
suppresses · represses · depersonalizes · derealization · trauma response · coping mechanism · blanks out · zones out
Causes emotional withdrawal
- distancesSpaces between locations
- isolatesKeeps separate from others
- excludesDeliberately leaves out
- marginalizesRelegates to insignificance
ostracizes · shuns · rejects · banishes · separates · divides · cuts off · disowns
Purifies of harmful substances
- abstainsDeliberately doesn't partake
- quitsVoluntarily stops or departs
- recoversRegains health or possession
- rehabilitatesReturns to good condition
disconnects
Breaks a connection
- unlinksSevers a connection
- uncouplesSevers a connection
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
separates · severs · decouples · disjoins · distances · removes · extricates · disentangles · breaks away · cuts off
dissociates
Mentally separates or disconnects
- detachesRemoves from connection
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- numbsDeprives of sensation
compartmentalizes · suppresses · represses · depersonalizes · derealization · trauma response · coping mechanism · blanks out · zones out · checks out
alienates
Causes emotional withdrawal
marginalizes · ostracizes · shuns · rejects · banishes · separates · divides · cuts off · disowns · repudiates
detoxes
Purifies of harmful substances
disassociatesassociates
Connected persons or links
affiliates · connects · joins · links · allies
disassociatesidentifies
Establishes what something is
associates · engages · embraces · owns · claims
disassociatesintegrates
Combines into unified whole
combines · merges · unifies · consolidates · synthesizes
disassociate, disassociated, disassociating, disassociation, disassociations, disassociative